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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Report examining the scene of an accident, detailing a dangerous and poorly cambered corner on a road.

Identifier  Morton\M10\  img068
Date  20th April 1928
  
X4199
H.S from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} - Grand Hotel Cavalière
P4/R15
Re Accident -
We carefully examined the scene of the accident.
The corner is not nice,
after 3 miles of straight undulating
road one comes upon it
suddenly, expecting
another straight bit,
one finds a slight dip
but a corner as well,
heavily cambered on
the outside the wrong
way. Even at 55 M.P.H
I should expect a skid
with fairly smooth back
tyres if it was wet. I
got off the crown of the
  
  


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